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House Amendment 8411

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  1  1    Amend Senate File 2118, as amended, passed, and
  1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
  1  3    #1.  By striking everything after the enacting
  1  4 clause and inserting the following:
  1  5    "Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  707B.1  TITLE.
  1  6    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
  1  7 "Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research Act".
  1  8    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  707B.2  PURPOSE.
  1  9    It is the purpose of this chapter to prohibit human
  1 10 reproductive cloning for any purpose.
  1 11    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  707B.3  DEFINITIONS.
  1 12    As used in this chapter, unless the context
  1 13 otherwise requires:
  1 14    1.  "Human cloning" means human asexual
  1 15 reproduction, accomplished by introducing the genetic
  1 16 material of a human somatic cell into an oocyte whose
  1 17 nucleus has been removed or inactivated, to produce a
  1 18 living organism with a human or predominately human
  1 19 genetic constitution.
  1 20    2.  "Human somatic cell" means a diploid cell,
  1 21 having a complete set of chromosomes, obtained or
  1 22 derived from a living or deceased human body at any
  1 23 stage of development.
  1 24    3.  "Nuclear transplantation" means introducing the
  1 25 nuclear material of a human somatic cell into a
  1 26 fertilized or unfertilized oocyte from which the
  1 27 nucleus has been or will be removed or inactivated.
  1 28    4.  "Oocyte" means the unfertilized human ovum.
  1 29    Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  707B.4  HUMAN CLONING –
  1 30 PROHIBITIONS – EXCEPTIONS – PENALTY.
  1 31    1.  A person shall not intentionally or knowingly
  1 32 do any of the following:
  1 33    a.  Perform or attempt to perform human cloning.
  1 34    b.  Participate in performing or in an attempt to
  1 35 perform human cloning.
  1 36    c.  Transfer or receive, in whole or in part, to
  1 37 ship, receive, or import the product of nuclear
  1 38 transplantation for the purpose of human cloning.
  1 39    d.  Perform research on any fertilized oocyte,
  1 40 unless the fertilized oocyte was created for the
  1 41 purpose of in vitro fertilization, in excess of the
  1 42 clinical need, and subsequently donated for the
  1 43 purpose of research.
  1 44    2.  This chapter shall not restrict areas of
  1 45 scientific research not specifically prohibited,
  1 46 including in vitro fertilization; the administration
  1 47 of fertility-enhancing drugs; or be construed to
  1 48 restrict areas of biomedical, agricultural, or
  1 49 scientific research not specifically prohibited by
  1 50 this chapter.  This chapter shall not be interpreted
  2  1 to prohibit the performance of human stem cell
  2  2 research in this state which is allowed as specified
  2  3 in subsection 1, paragraph "d".
  2  4    3.  Nuclear transplantation, including somatic cell
  2  5 nuclear transfer, shall not be performed in this state
  2  6 until on or after July 1, 2006.
  2  7    4.  a.  A person who violates subsection 1,
  2  8 paragraph "a" or "b", is guilty of a class "C" felony.
  2  9    b.  A person who violates subsection 1, paragraph
  2 10 "c", is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
  2 11    5.  A person who violates this section in a manner
  2 12 that results in a pecuniary gain to the person is
  2 13 subject to a civil penalty in an amount that is twice
  2 14 the amount of the gross gain.
  2 15    6.  A person who violates this section and who is
  2 16 licensed pursuant to chapter 148, 150, or 150A is
  2 17 subject to revocation of the person's license.
  2 18    7.  A violation of this section is grounds for
  2 19 denial of an application for, denial of renewal of, or
  2 20 revocation of any license, permit, certification, or
  2 21 any other form of permission required to practice or
  2 22 engage in any trade, occupation, or profession
  2 23 regulated by the state.
  2 24    Sec 5.  NEW SECTION.  707B.5  DONATION AND INFORMED
  2 25 CONSENT FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH.
  2 26    Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to
  2 27 the contrary, human embryos created only for the
  2 28 purpose of in vitro fertilization, in excess of the
  2 29 clinical need, may be donated for the purpose of stem
  2 30 cell research and treatment and those human embryos
  2 31 donated may be used for research and treatment, if the
  2 32 donation meets all of the following requirements:
  2 33    1.  The donation is voluntary.
  2 34    2.  No inducement, monetary or of any other nature,
  2 35 is offered in exchange for the donation.
  2 36    3.  Informed consent for the donation is obtained
  2 37 from the individuals participating in the in vitro
  2 38 fertilization treatments.
  2 39    4.  The individuals participating in the in vitro
  2 40 fertilization treatments are informed that the human
  2 41 embryos may be placed for adoption."
  2 42    #2.  Title page, lines 1 and 2, by striking the
  2 43 words "the use or destruction of the materials of
  2 44 human reproduction" and inserting the following:
  2 45 "human cloning and stem cell research".  
  2 46 
  2 47 
  2 48                               
  2 49 HANSEN of Pottawattamie
  2 50 
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  3  3 BODDICKER of Cedar
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  3  7 MYERS of Johnson
  3  8 SF 2118.705 79
  3  9 pf/cls
     

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